Valeo Foods
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Food and beverage |
| Founded | September 2010 |
| Headquarters | Dublin , Ireland |
Area served | Worldwide (90 countries) |
| Products | Branded food and beverage products (including Rowse Honey, Odlums, Batchelors, Jacob's, Dolciaria Balconi, Kelkin) |
Valeo Foods is a global Irish company specializing in the production of branded food and beverage items, boasting a collection of more than 50 international brands available in 90 countries. Its prominent brands include Rowse Honey, Odlums, Batchelors canned goods, Jacob's, Dolciaria Balconi, and Kelkin. The company manages the entire value chain from manufacturing and brand management to distribution and sales.
History
Established in September 2010, Valeo Foods emerged from the combination of Batchelors, a producer and retailer of Irish food brands, and Origin Foods, the food division of Origin Enterprises Plc, which encompassed brands such as Odlums, Shamrock, and Roma.
In August 2011, Valeo expanded by acquiring Jacob Fruitfield, recognized as Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier serving both domestic grocery and UK markets. The acquisition of Rowse Honey, the UK’s top honey manufacturer, followed in March 2014.
The company further grew in June 2015 with the purchase of Dolciaria Balconi, an Italian firm known for sponge cakes, wafers, and biscuits. Subsequently, on 28 July 2015, Origin Enterprises divested its 32% holding in Valeo to CapVest Partners LLP.
Valeo completed the acquisition of Tangerine Confectionery in August 2018. In 2019, it divested Nimbus Foods Limited to Meadow Foods Limited while acquiring Kettle Foods, a brand famous for crisps. The expansion continued in 2020 with the takeover of It's All Good, a producer specializing in tortilla chips.
By 2021, Valeo Foods operated 27 manufacturing sites across Germany, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, the UK, and Ireland. That same year, CapVest sold its stake in Valeo Foods to Bain Capital for an amount exceeding €1.7 billion.
Operations
With its headquarters located in Dublin, Ireland, Valeo Foods runs seven manufacturing plants situated in Ireland, Italy, and Great Britain. The company also maintains offices in Dublin, Belfast, Oxfordshire, and Milan.
Products
Valeo Foods owns or distributes notable brands such as Odlums (specializing in flour and cereals), Chef (condiments), Roma (pasta and rice), Robert Roberts (coffee and tea), Kelkin (cereal products), and Shamrock (baking ingredients). Founded in the 1950s, Shamrock offers home baking essentials including dried fruits, nuts, and seeds. Additionally, Shamrock provides "route-to-market services" to third-party food manufacturers, thereby strengthening Valeo’s distribution network and market penetration.